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Weekly Report - 05 February 2015 (WR-15-05)
Pope Francis and Giuliani vie for influence in El Salvador
Pope Francis is at it again. The Holy See played an integral part in brokering the accord between the US and Cuba to take a historic step towards renewing diplomatic relations. Now it could be poised to take a decisive role in El Salvador. The Pope has instructed the Roman Catholic Church in the country to set aside religious differences and embrace the ‘Pastoral initiative for life and peace’ (Ipaz) of El Salvador’s Protestant churches to hold a dialogue with rival mara gangs. With El Salvador close to reclaiming the unwanted tag of the world’s most violent country from Honduras, mara gangs revealed a unilateral truce in late January after Ipaz leaders visited imprisoned leaders. Meanwhile, pursuing a decidedly different approach, El Salvador’s private sector has hired the tough-talking former mayor of New York City, Rudy Giuliani, as a security consultant to come up with a plan for reducing violence in the country.
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